Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-26
DAILY HERALD.
DAIRY MAIDS.
The Opening Night Was
a Great Success.
ILLUMINATED MYSTIFICATI0N
'rhe Tableaux Misunderstanding
Maids-Peasant Lads
Cottages.

Maids-PeasanG Lads
Cottages.
The Dairy Maids Festival at the pavil
ion opened auspiciously last evening, an'
there was much larger attendance thar
was anticipated by the ladies who hat
The affair in charge. Owing to the fac
that the opera company gave two extri
nights, the building was not secured fol
the festival as soon as was expected, ant
the committees were forced to labor un
ceasingly in order to be able to open al
all last night. Up to o'clock last eve
ming there was no cessation in the labor
necessary to complete the erection and
decoration of the cottages, which ap-
peared to great advantage under the
electric and gas lights. As it was, there
were some of the minor details which
were not complets, but considering
that there had been so short time
given for preparation, the opening was
far more auspicious than was expected.
There was some difficulty in relation TO
reserved seats in the balcony, but this
will be arranged tonight when host OF
ushers will be in attendance. The bal
comics were filled almost as well as they
were during the opera, and on the floor
there was a large number who spent the
wandering from the Ice House to the
Granary and the Sugar Camp and Sybil's
Cave. The main house in front of the
entrance, with its veranda and flower
garden, separated from the rest OF the
floor by an evergreen hedge, was very
slightly edifce, and the Ice House,
adjoining on the LETT, was picture in
itself. Further down the left, the
Creamery in a one. story cottage, on
which hoated the Swiss flag, was inviting
in appearance and attracted con.
siderable attention. On the right of
the main cottage was Sybil's Cave,
weird looking place and during the
evening this was surrounded by many
anxious to have their future lives un'
folded The Sugar House, at one side
of the stage, and the old fashioned well
at the other, aided in completing very
picturesque scene and one which VIII
draw full houses for the balance OF the
season. Commencing with this morn
ing from IL o'clock until 2 in the after
noon, light lunches will be served at
the Pavilion, and prices will be on the
European plan. A visitor can obtain
10 cent lunch or 25 cent lunch Of mush
and milk, bread aud cheese, ice cream,
sandwiches, cake and all the deli
cacies of the season. The bill
of fare will inform the patrons
of the price of each edible.
ON THE STAGE.
The entertainment on the stage was
more than worth the amount charged
for admission, and each portion of it was
warmly applauded. The first portion
was given in the HERALD of yesterday,
and went off more smoothly than might
have been expected. The curtain rolled
up for the first time and disclosed 70
laas and lasses in Swiss costume very
picturesquely arranged. In the back.
ground was large stack of hay, on top
of which several Of the maids wers seat
ed. The tin buckets and milking stools
and the maids, and the scythes of the
lads, added greatly TO the beauty of the
tableau. The choruses of the Dairy
Maids and the Peasant Lads were excel.
lently rendered, and the march which
followed on the main floor was warm.
ly applauded. The second portion
Of the programme was awaited with the
greatest interest, and when the curtain
rose disclosing living statuary there
was a silence which was noticeable, so
interested was every body in the stage
performance. The manner in which
these representations disappeared from
view, being replaced by Others without
the rolling down of a curtain or a move
on the part of those who represented the
figures, was wonderful, but W hen Sappho
walked on to the stage, took her place
on the pedestal, and disappeared gradu.
ally from view without the light being
diminished, there was burst OF applause
which showed the hearty approval OF
the audience. All of the tableaux were
excellent, and especially those where
the figures disappeared from view. Fol.
lowing was the programme of table@uxi;
|. Waltz, Casino Lame, Gungl.
g Neurological Illusion. Dissolving
living statuary. Twenty:four different
statues, introducing startling effect OF
Sappho walking out on full stage and
disappearing from view. appropriate
scenic effects.) The following tableaux
will be represented: Beatrice, Highland
Mary. History, Maidenhood, Purity,
Tamborine Girl, Galatea, Diana, Three
Graces, Rebecca at the Well. Hope,
Sappho, Zenobia; by Mrs. II. C. Dean,
Misses Bernice Taylor, Bella Cook, EN-
ma Reed. Ida Hathaway, May Slater.
Clara Heffner, Wynnie Wells, Essie
Sawtelle, Dean Sawtelle, Blanche Bart
well.
The dying gladiator, Ajax defying the
lightning, Narcissus, by III. G. Dean.
Emperor Armole, throwing the quot,
eagle slayer, trying the sandal, by FL.
b. Sullivan. =.
The grapplers, Cain killing Abel
flight of Cain, the combat, by Messrs
III. C. Dean and II. B. Sullivan.
8. Romance, awakening OF Spring,
Bach.
4. Tableau, allegorical illusion: War
Miss Mary Bosbyshell; peace, Miss
Blanche Boutwell,, California, Mrs. ii
C. Dean; goddess of Liberty, Miss Edni
Davis; S.ar Spangled Banner ant
chorus.
s. Selection, "Chimes of Normandy,
Planqnette.
6. Tableau, "Dews OF Evening, D.
ladies'.
7. Sersnade. Shubert.
8. Revolving illusionary tableau
dairy maids, peasant lads, Ice Qneei
and nymphs, "Three Little Maids, in
PRODUCING the effect of tableau disar
pearing whils in motion.
8. Galop, "Le Petit Faust" Strauss
10. Picturesque Tableau, 60 Tn
Troubadour;" serenade by Mrs. +.
Tanning, who disappears while singing
leaving her pedestal on the stage,
IL. Scriptural dissolving illusion
"Early at the Cross" into Esprit of tb
Faith; early at the Cross" in'
"Simply to Thy Cross Cling;" "Roc
of Ages.
Characters by Misses Jessie Jordal